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Descriptor English: Disaster Area
Descriptor Spanish: Zona de Desastre
Descriptor zona de desastre
Scope note: Área del sistema afectable (población y entorno) que por el impacto de una calamidad de origen natural o humano, sufre daños, fallas y deterioro en su estructura y funcionamiento normal. La extensión de la zona de desastre puede ser diversa, por ejemplo, un barrio, una colonia, un pueblo, una ciudad o una región; varia de acuerdo con diferentes factores, entre ellos: el tipo de calamidad, la fuerza de ésta y su duración, la vulnerabilidad del sistema afectable, etcétera. (Adaptado de: Material IV - Glosario de Protección Civil, OPS, 1992).
Descriptor Portuguese: Zona de Desastre
Descriptor French: Zone de la Catastrophe
Entry term(s): Disaster Prone Area
Disaster Zone
Tree number(s): SP8.570.498.526.628.066.299.304
SP8.665.152.136.597
Scope note: An area occupied by a population and its environment which suffers damages with the impact of a natural or human made disaster. The extent of the disaster zone can be diverse: neighborhood, colony, town, city or region, varying in accordance to different factors. (Free translation from the original: Material IV - Glosario de Protección Civil, OPS, 1992)
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
DeCS ID: 34992
Unique ID: DDCS034992
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Disaster Area - Preferred
Concept UI FD00060856
Scope note An area occupied by a population and its environment which suffers damages with the impact of a natural or human made disaster. The extent of the disaster zone can be diverse: neighborhood, colony, town, city or region, varying in accordance to different factors. (Free translation from the original: Material IV - Glosario de Protección Civil, OPS, 1992)
Preferred term Disaster Area
Entry term(s) Disaster Prone Area
Disaster Zone



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